Paperweight Chords & Tabs
First off, there are two guitars in the song and since most of us playing are not
with someone else, I created my own version that plays well with the song.
Capo on fret 1
Chords Used
Em Am D G C
E--0---0---2---3---0-|
B--0---1---3---3---1-|
G--0---2---2---0---0-|
D--2---2---0---0---2-|
A--2---0---X---2---3-|
E--0---X---X---3---X-|
Intro and Verses
Em Am D G Em Am D
E----------------------------2h3-----------------------------------2-------|
B--------0h1-------1h0-----3--------3--------------------1h0----------3----|
G------0---------2-------2-------------0-------0h1-----2--------2--------2-|
D----2---------2-------0---------------------0-------2-------0-------------|
A------------0-----------------------------2-------0-----------------------|
E--0-----------------------------3-------0---------------------------------|
Verse 1
Em Am
been up all night
D G
staring at you
Em Am D
wondering what's on your mind
Em Am
i've been this way
D G
with so many before
Em Am D
but this feels like the first time
Pre-Chorus
C G Em D C G D
E--------------------------------2-------------------------2--|
B--------1-------3-------0-----3-----------1-------3-----3----|
G------0-------0-------0-----2-----------0-------0-----2------|
D----2-------0-------2-----0-----------2-------0-----0--------|
A--3---------------------------------3------------------------|
E----------3-------0-------------------------3----------------|
C G
you want the sunrise
Em D
to go back to bed
C G D
i want to make you laugh
Chorus:
Play Chords
Strum Pattern for each chord: D UDUD U DUDU. The G and D on "waiting" and "daylight"
get half of the strum pattern count
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joshua_radin/paperweight_tab_ver_2.html ]
G D G C
mess up my bed with me
G D
kick off the covers
C G D
i'm waiting
G D G
every word you say i think
C
i should write down
G D
i don't want to forget
C G D
come daylight
Verse 2:
Em Am
happy to lay here
D G
just happy to be here
Em Am D
i'm happy to know you
Em Am
play me a song
D G
your newest one
Em Am D
please leave your taste on my tongue
C G Em D
paperweight on my back
C G D
cover me like a blanket
Chorus:
G D G C
mess up my bed with me
G D
kick off the covers
C G D
i'm waiting
G D G
every word you say i think
C
i should write down
G D
i don't want to forget
C G D
come daylight
Bridge: Strum Chords
Am
and no need to worry
G C
that's wasting time
Am
and no need to wonder
G C
what's been on my mind
G D
it's you
G
it's you
C
it's you
G D C G D
G D G
every word you say i think
C
i should write down
G D
i don't want to forget
C G D
come daylight
G D
and i give up
G C G
i let you win
D C G D
you win 'cause i'm not counting
Em Am
you made it back
D G
to sleep again
Em Am D
wonder what you're dreaming
